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Threats, political repatriations and kidnap dominate global crisis management landscape, says Willis report
Will Miller, Head of Crisis Management, Asia Pacific at Willis...
Stock market ‘fraud’: Mumbai court directs ACB to file FIR against ex-SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch, 5 others
Madhabi Puri Buch,former chairperson, SEBI "There is prima facie...
Skymet predicts ‘normal’ monsoon in 2022
The agency said it is in the process of gathering data sets pertinent for a comprehensive monsoon forecast and intends to release a detailed report in April New Delhi: Private weather forecasting agency Skymet has predicted a normal monsoon this year which is expected...
India to have 1 billion smartphone users by 2026: Deloitte
''Higher internet adoption is expected to fuel demand for smartphones; this increased demand will be propelled by the need to adopt fintech, e-health, and e-learning,'' it said. New Delhi: India will have 1 billion smartphone users by 2026 with rural areas driving the...
Maintain constant vigil on financial sector, work to achieve inclusive growth: FM to regulators
On the appointment of a new IRDAI chief, Sitharaman said: "I share the concern of not having a chairman at IRDAI. Will soon decide on the appointment of IRDAI chairman." Mumbai: The high-level FSDC headed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday deliberated...
Women reluctant to join company boards, difficult to find those who are interested: Sitharaman
''I have actually made a lot of attempts in my own level as a minister in calling up some people and saying please would you not want to come to a board? We want your experience. We want presence. No, I have not had enough women coming. So, there is a serious issue,”...
Govt aims sustained recovery; infra spends will have multiplier effects: FM
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Stating that technology has helped the government make payments to the affected people during the pandemic, Sitharaman said it is also looking at how digital solutions can be deployed in the education and the farming sectors...
Digital divide is rapidly shrinking in India: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Addressing a webinar virtually on 'Post Budget Seminar: Fostering Strong Industry-Skill Linkage', the Prime Minister said, "Digital connectivity is what kept our education system alive in this time of a global pandemic. We are seeing how...
China’s answer to rising sea levels, food insecurity: ‘seawater rice’
Climate change has made the task more urgent. China’s coastal waters have risen faster than the global average over the last 40 years, a worrying trend given the country’s deep reliance on its long and low eastern coast for grain production. Successfully growing...
World’s largest NFT marketplace OpenSea hacked, users lost NFTs
"We are actively investigating rumours of an exploit associated with OpenSea related smart contracts. This appears to be a phishing attack originating outside of OpenSea's website," the NFT marketplace posted in a tweet New Delhi: World's largest NFT (non-fungible...
Frequency of extreme events may increase all over India due to enhanced warming: Jitendra Singh
“Frequency of extreme precipitation events may increase all over India, and more prominently so over the central and southern parts in the near future as a response to enhanced warming,” Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh had said in a written reply in the Lok...
Singaporeans fall prey to Chinese-origin ‘pig-butchering’ crypto scam
Losses average USD 134,940 per person, based on over 400 victims surveyed by the organisation from North America, Europe, Taiwan and South-east Asia, according to the report "They were asked to pay administrative fees, security fees or taxes in order to reap profits....